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Meanings of infect in inglés

portugués
infetar
catalán
infectar
español
infectar

Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

infectar
Usage of infect in inglés
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A run on money markets could, therefore, infect the broader financial system.
Reuters
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Government and health officials have stressed that well-cooked chicken cannot infect people.
Reuters
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At no point did he stop to think he might infect others.
The Guardian
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Many pathogens relevant to human disease do not infect other animal species.
Pubmed
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But the conviction of politicians has yet to infect the wider electorate.
The Irish Times
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Françoise trembled lest the fever that was in her should infect him.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
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I was afraid it would infect the servers; something would be dropped.
Venus In Copper
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Ill-luck is a contagious disease; and one unconsciousness will often infect another.
The Buried Temple
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The last thing I wanted was to infect the people I loved.
Revival
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The viral communities were dominated by phages that infect major CF pathogens.
Pubmed
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The regional outbreak threatens to infect remote indigenous communities in the rainforest.
Reuters
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EBV can infect T cells and EBV-positive T lymphomas have been described.
Pubmed
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The disease would not be able to sweep through and infect everybody.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
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Those must be the final form that was released to infect others.
Badge of Infamy
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But, Lord Vargrave, poor Evelyn is dull here; my spirits infect hers.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 01
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Many of these may become opportunistic pathogens if they infect immunosuppressed individuals.
Pubmed
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Infect through the time
Infect across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
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